Increasing disability-free life expectancy is a crucial issue to optimize active ageing and to
reduce the burden of evitable medical costs. One of the main challenges is to develop …

Most of the studies on physical exercise in older adults have been conducted through
randomized clinical trials performed under tight experimental conditions. Data regarding …

Background We developed clinical practice guidelines to provide health care providers with
evidence-based recommendations for decisions related to the effective management of …

Background Frail older adults are predisposed to multiple comorbidities and adverse events.
Recent interventional studies have shown that frailty can be improved and managed. In this …

Abstract Background and Aims Taiwan is one of the most rapidly aging countries worldwide.
Both physical activity and frailty affect older adults, and multidomain interventions prevent …

Introduction The best interventions to address frailty among older adults have not yet been
fully defined, and the diversity of interventions and outcome measures makes this process …

Background Preventing frailty is important to avoid adverse health outcomes. Intervention
studies have largely focused on frail elderly, although the intermediate pre-frail state may be …

Aging is a global public health concern. From the age of 50, muscle mass, muscle strength
and physical performance tend to decline. Sarcopenia and frailty are frequent in community …

Aim To examine the effects of a multifactorial intervention on frailty and functional health
among community‐dwelling older adults, a 6‐month randomized, controlled, cross‐over trial …

Background Consistently swelling proportion of the frail elderly within a modern society
challenges the overstrained public health sector to provide both adequate medical care and …